India, Jan. 3 -- Social Security payments will remain regular in January. This is the first month where the 2026 cost-of-living adjusted amounts will be paid out to the beneficiaries for the first time.

The first payment is made out today, January 2, to the recipients who started getting Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), retirement benefits, or survivor benefits before May 1997.

Here is the information on who will receive the payments on January 14.

Social Security benefits are typically paid out on Wednesdays. On the second Wednesdays of the month, which is January 14, beneficiaries whose birthday is dated 1 to 10 of the month will receive the payment.

Up until the end of 2025, the average monthly payment for retired emplo...